Eastern Small-Footed Bat vs Peg Lichen

Myotis leibii compared with Cladonia subcariosa

Key Differences

• Eastern Small-Footed Bat is Endangered while Peg Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Myotis	Cladonia
Species	Myotis leibii	Cladonia subcariosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

EN — Endangered

Peg Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Small-Footed Bat	Peg Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Small-Footed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Peg Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States